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Colonie New York |
Colonie is located in Albany County County 5 miles NW of Albany along Highway 5 near Thompson Lake Camping Area and is part of the Central Region part of the state. Colonie is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York metro area.
Its name derived from Dutch for "settlement outside the city". A speed trap on Central Avenue was a major source of municipal revenue in the 1920s. Eighth safest city in America 2001, Morgan Quitno Press.